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PRESENT PERFECT -SINCE/ FOR -E5 P2

Complete the text with one word in each gap.

I’ve never 1been interested in having the latest gadgets, but Mark is just 2                opposite. He’s
a real geek and 3               recently taken to playing Warzone with his online friends. He 4               to spend most evenings with me but now he 5               usually disappear for hours on end! I think I’m getting used to 6                more time on my own, but I do now 7                that I hadn’t bought him a new laptop for his birthday. I 8                 hardly seen him since then! Mind you, I’ve taken up salsa and have 9                lots of ‘real’ people! I’m hoping that will 10                all the difference.
 

Correct two mistakes in each sentence.

1 Paul was has never pulled his weight around the house and is usually finding found on the sofa.

2 If you are liking good local food, you should going to Pedros’ Bistro.

3 I would get to Berlin at 10a.m. provide there are no delays at the airport.

4 As the children, we would going fishing in the lake close to our family home.

5 Do you mind me to ask you as if you get more than thirty days paid holiday a year?

6 Where have you been? I’d been waiting for hours! I wish you tell me you were going to be late!

 

Underline the correct answer, a), b) or c).

1 Fortunately, no one    c    injured in the fire.

a) was being         b) will being          c) was

2 The concert was called off because too few tickets            sold beforehand.

a) had been          b) have been        c) were being

3 Mark gets to work late            he leaves before the rush hour begins.

a) as long as         b) providing          c) unless

4 I don’t think Maria            go travelling next year.

a) will                     b) might                c) is likely

5 We            live by the sea before we moved here.

a) were used to     b) got used to       c) used to

6 I wish Lisa            more time working instead of texting friends.

a) would spend    b) might spend     c) spends

7 Rob hates            told he’s in the wrong.

a) being          b) to being                    c) to have been

Present perfect, since or for, simple past

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SINCE, FOR , ALREADY, YET

Although, since, because

A2.6 9A: Present perfect with 'for' and 'since'

STUDENTS WILL HAVE TO CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION

Review the presente perfect along with the uses of for and since.

Students will choose correct answers

เลือกใช้ for since

present perfect and use of since and for

EX1: Viết các câu sau ở thể khẳng định (+), thể phủ định (-), thể nghi vấn (?) ở thì quá khứ đơn.

1.         (+) They decided to leave soon.

(-) They didn't decide to leave soon.

(?) Did they decide to leave soon?

2.         (+) ________________________________________________________________.

(-) There were not many homeless people here ten years ago.

(?) ________________________________________________________________?

3.         (+) ________________________________________________________________.

(-) _________________________________________________________________.

(?) Did Tom’s grandfather use to be a soldier?

4.         (+) My teacher started teaching here 6 years ago.

(-)_________________________________________________________________.

(?) _________________________________________________________________?

5.         (+) Jane often went to school on foot 3 years ago.

(-) _________________________________________________________________.

(?) _________________________________________________________________?

6.         (+) _________________________________________________________________.

(-) The cat didn’t want to eat yesterday.

(?) _________________________________________________________________?

7.         (+) _________________________________________________________________.

(-) __________________________________________________________________.

(?) Did the train arrive late yesterday?

8.         (+) _________________________________________________________________.

(-) There wasn’t anything left in the fridge.

(?) _________________________________________________________________?

EX2. Chia các động từ trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ đơn.

1. Picasso __________ (be)born in 1881.
2. You _______(be) my inspiration when I was a boy.
3. Neil Armstrong (be)__________ the first person to walk on the moon.
4. Last night, I (be)___________ sick.
5.  Last week, my mother (take) _____________ me to the zoo.
6. Yesterday, she (be)___________ at home yesterday.
7. Lorena and I (be)_________ in the same class when we were in secondary school.
8. When we (arrive) _____________ at the party, there (not be) _____________ many people there.
9. My mother (say) _____________ that she (buy) _____________ me a new dress.
10. Last summer, my father (teach) _____________ me to drive.
11. I (start) _____________ doing charity when I (be) _____________ a first year student.
12. Many rich people (donate) _____________ money for this volunteer program.
13. My friend (ring) _____________ me yesterday and (invite) _____________ me to his party.
14. What (you/ watch) _____________ on TV last night?
15. When my father (be) _____________ young, he (use to) ______ be the most handsome boy in the village.
16.  _____________ (you/ go) to see the concert yesterday?
17. My performance (not be) _____________ really good. I (not feel) _____________ happy about it
18. Jim (spend) _____________ the whole day taking after his brother
19. I (write) _____________ a letter to my foreign friend but he (not write) _____________ back.
20.  _____________ (they/ be) students of our school?

EX3. Viết các câu sau ở thể khẳng định (+), thể phủ định (-), thể nghi vấn (?) ở thì hiện tại hoàn thành.

1.         (+) I have finished my homework.

(-) ________________________________________________________________.

(?) ________________________________________________________________?

2.         (+) ________________________________________________________________.

(-) My uncle hasn’t been to Singapore before.

(?) ________________________________________________________________?

3.         (+) ________________________________________________________________.

(-) ________________________________________________________________.

(?) Have they found their keys?

4.         (+) Jim has just played video games with his brother.

(-) ________________________________________________________________.

(?) ________________________________________________________________?

5.         (+) ________________________________________________________________.

(-) My grandmother hasn’t visited me since November.

(?) ________________________________________________________________?

6.         (+) ________________________________________________________________.

(-) ________________________________________________________________.

(?) Has your sister studied Medicine for 2 years?

7.         (+) It has been long since our last encounter.

(-) ________________________________________________________________.

(?) ________________________________________________________________?

8.         (+) ________________________________________________________________.

(-) We haven’t graduated yet.

(?) ________________________________________________________________?

EX4. Điền “for” hoặc “since” vào chỗ trống sao cho thích hợp.

1. I (learn)________ Japanese for 3 months.

2. May (work)_________ for a non-profit organization since he graduated.

3. Kim (unemploy)  _________ for half a year.

4. I miss my friend. I (see)________ her for  months.

5. We (live)_______ in the dorm since our first year at university.

6. Jim and Jane (know)_____each other for quite a long time.

7. The baby’s hungry. He (not eat) __________anything since the morning.

8. (you/use)________ this laptop for 4 years?

9. They(be)_________ close friends since they started college.

10. My grandmother (be)________ a vegetarian for several years.

Learners listen to the song and fill in the blanks. Since there is a repetition, the same words have been selected.

PRESENT PERFECT - SINCE/FOR

This is to practice for the present perfect

UNTIL - SINCE - ALTHOUGH

Choose between SINCE and FOR
Choose between : Present perfect simple / be + ing ( = continuous)

Tasks for revision. Tenses and 'for' and 'since'

this is a practice :>

Write since or for depending of the statement